The children become pawns in their parents' power struggle - valuable potential adults that can strengthen each faction. Each faction already has hidden plans to prematurely awaken from the long hibernation, to have the upper hand when the landing occurs. However, the rivalry between Nafai and Elemak promises the journey will be anything but peaceful. The children of Wetchik are ready to board the starship Basilica and embark on their journey from the planet Harmony back to the origin of humanity: Earth. It is the fourth book of the Homecoming Saga, a fictionalization of the first few hundred years recorded in the Book of Mormon. a satisfying and well-oiled story, with potential for more epic adventure to come.Earthfall (1995) is a science fiction novel by American writer Orson Scott Card. “Hamilton does a particular kind of planetary politics and space opera very well, and this is a perfect example of it. “Everything one wants in sf-great characters, mind bending stuff, adventure, politics, romance, revolution. The characters, always Hamilton’s strength, remain as distinctive as ever.” -Kirkus Reviews Hamilton’s deployment of lots of grand super-science is utterly deft and convincing.” - Locus “Incredibly robust and exciting and rousing, sharing flavors of Jack Vance, John Wright, China Miéville, Orson Scott Card, and A. “The work of an author at the top of his game.” - Science Fiction and Fantasy World As the Fallers’ relentless attacks continue, and the fragile human society splinters into civil war, Nigel must uncover the secrets of the Fallers-before he is killed by the very people he has come to save. Yet these same aliens may hold the key to destroying the threat of the Void forever-if Nigel can uncover their secrets. The humans trapped there are afflicted by an alien species of biological mimics-the Fallers-that are intelligent but merciless killers. Once inside, Nigel discovers that humans are not the only life-forms to have been sucked into the Void, where the laws of physics are subtly different and mental powers indistinguishable from magic are commonplace.

The Raiel convince Nigel to participate in a desperate scheme to infiltrate the Void. Nigel Sheldon, one of the founders of the Commonwealth, receives a visit from the Raiel-self-appointed guardians of the Void, the enigmatic construct at the core of the galaxy that threatens the existence of all that lives. Distinguished by deft plotting, a teeming cast of characters, dazzling scientific speculation, and imagination that brings the truly alien to life, The Abyss Beyond Dreams reveals Hamilton as a storyteller of astonishing ingenuity and power. Hamilton delivers the first of a two-book saga set in his popular Commonwealth universe. Bestselling science fiction master Peter F.

The Abyss by Orson Scott Card